The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
IEnNY LIMOS CAREER.
The Public and Private Life OF the Recent
ly Deceased Cantrztrice.

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The Public and Private Life of the Recent
| Iy Deceased Cantratrice.
jenny Lind was born at Stockholm.
October 6, 1921, of humble parents. but
the remarkable power and pathos of
her voice attracted attention when she
was little child. and she was only nine
years of age when, owing to the kind
Offices of an actress, she was admitted
into the Conservatory OF Stockholm.
where she received lessons from
Crelius and Berg, two eminent in
structors. While there she devoted
her energies both to the art of singing
and to the theoretical and instrumental
study of music He, ambition was en-
Outraged by her teachers. who observed
with admiration her diligent cultivation
of superior natural gifts. Her progress
was wonderful, and it was greatly pro-
NOTED after she had left the conserva-
tory by her residence with the family of
the popular Swedish composer, Adolph
Frederick Lindblad. Jenny Lind was
eighteen years of age when. after bril-
liant successes in private entertainments
and in the Court concerts, she made her
| first appearance in opera as Agatha. in
''Der Freischutz." This was the be-
ginning of local fame which eclipsed
that of all Swedish singers. In 1841.
realizing the Importance of being
prepared to win wider approba-
ton than that of partial friends
and neighbors. she placed herself I'M
der the tuition of Garcia at Paris,
where she could also benefit by the per-
formance of leading stars. A public
appearance in Paris did not result in
the Swedish nightingale" receiving
an engagement. Having returned to
Stockholm, her appearance renewed
the generous admiration of the people
of that capital. She was engaged at
Berlin in 1874 at the instance of Meyer
beer who had met her in Paris, and
her "period OF glory" as an enthusiast
tic admirer puts it, began in that city.
in Norma" Her engagement at the
Prussian capital ended in April, 1915.
after which she visited several German
cities, including Vienna. The great
singer made her debut in London in
1917, with marked success. 1t was fol-
Lowell by n tour of England, and
December ID, 1913. by her memorable
appearance. in oratorio in the Men
delssohn memorial, when the Elijah"
was performed with IN almost unique
perfection. After spending some time
in Stockholm. where tickets emitting
the fortunate holder to seats where she
sang were sold by auction, she returned
to London in 1919 She retired from
the stage in May of that year, the prin-
cipal cause being the objection of u
gentleman to whom she was engaged
to be married, but who did not become
her husband.
Jenny Lind now formed the project
TO devote herself to OratoriO and con-
cert singing, and in 1850 she made an
engagement with P. L. Barnum for II
concert tour in America, extending
through the United States, British Prov
inces, Mexico and the West Indies.
Her first appearance in New York will
be remembered as probably the greatest
musical event that has ever taken place
on this continent. The receipts Of that
tonr were 100000, of which her share
amounted to S302.O 900. TWAS in Amer
lea. at Boston, February 3, 1852, that
she became the wife of Mr.. Otto Gold
schmidt, who accompanied her as plan
ist In 1852 Madame Goldschmidt and
her husband returned to Europe. She
visited her native city and then made
her residence at Dresden. Some of her
greatest triumphs were realized in En-
gland, after her return to that country.
in 1856. In 1874 she and her husband
became leading professors at the Rhen-
ish Academy of Music in Wiesbaden.
Her home of late years had been in
ondon. where her kind manners and
abundant charities, as everywhere she
had lived, endeared her to the public.
The Bach Choir. which familiarized the
people of the English metropolis with
the masterpieces of the great composer
named, was founded by this distin-
guished woman and her husband.
Jenny Lind's husband. Otto Gold
schmidt, though he is quite bald. is tif-
teen years younger than his wife. The
story of their marriage is a romantic
one and little known. During her
travels through America, Sir Julius
Benedict, her accompanies, was obliged
suddenly to return to England, and
then she remembered poor young
German musician she had met the year
before, and sent for him at once to sup
ply Sir julius place. 1t was not long
before the young musician was Violent
ly in love with the prima donna, but
being poor and unknown, and so mucs
her junior. he had no hope of any sue
cess. Finally LIE became so unhappy
he resigned his place, and being
pressed by the cantatrice to tell
the reason for such step, he confessed
his hopeless love. and was astonished
and delighted when she fell into his
arms and declared she had loved him
from the first. They were extremely
happy together. and people scarcely
guessed she was the older of the two
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